Ricoh Type 2500 - Manual (Page 42)

Preparing the Machine
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Using as a Windows Network Printer
This describes how to install the PCL or RPCS printer driver when using the
printer as a Windows network printer.
To use the print server, install the printer driver by selecting “Network printer
server”, and then select the Windows 2000 / XP, Windows Server 2003, Win-
dows Vista, or Windows NT 4.0 shared printer.
This section assumes that the client has already been configured to communicate
with a Windows 2000 / XP, Windows Server 2003, Windows Vista, or Windows
NT 4.0 print server. Do not begin the following procedure before the client is set
up and configured correctly.
Important
❒ The printer driver for Windows NT 4.0 is not included on the supplied CD-
ROM. If your operating system is Windows NT4.0, download printer driver
for Windows NT4.0 from the supplier's Web site. For details, ask your
sales/service representatives.
❒ To install the printer driver under Windows 2000 / XP Professional, Win-
dows Server 2003, and Windows NT 4.0, you must have an account that has
Manage Printers permission. Log on as an Administrators or Power Users
group member.
❒ If you print with a print server connected to the printer using the SmartDe-
viceMonitor port, Recovery Printing and Parallel Printing cannot be used
from the client.
❒ If you print with a Windows XP or Windows Server 2003 print server, notifi-
cation functions of SmartDeviceMonitor may not be used with the client.
❒ The machine’s print server supports computers running Windows Vista,
SmartDeviceMonitor for Client cannot be installed on computers running
Windows Vista.
❒ If you print with a Windows NT 4.0 print server, install the printer driver be-
fore you connect the print server to the printer.
❒ If your operating system is Windows NT4.0, download printer driver for
Windows NT4.0 from the supplier's Web site.
Installing the PCL or RPCS Printer Driver
A
Quit all applications currently running.
B
Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
The installer starts.
C
Select an interface language, and then click [OK].
The default interface language is English.
D
Click [PCL/RPCS Printer Drivers].